hot Jupiter
Americannoun
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When a hot Jupiter passes in front of its star, astronomers see one dip in brightness.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
WASP-43 b is a "hot Jupiter" type of exoplanet: similar in size to Jupiter, made primarily of hydrogen and helium, and much hotter than any of the giant planets in our own solar system.
From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2024
Silicates are exceptionally common — all the rocky bodies in the solar system are made from them, and silicates have previously been detected in the atmospheres of hot Jupiter exoplanets before.
From Scientific American • Oct. 20, 2023
Luis Calçada, a science visualization artist who works with the European Southern Observatory, chose another hot Jupiter: Vega b.
From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2022
No thermal inversion and a solar water abundance for the hot Jupiter HD 209458b from HST/WFC3 spectroscopy.
From Nature • May 6, 2018
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